James Brown

DJB1975 · 07-26-2009, 12:44 PM

The album he did in 74 IN HELL is the **** but still it has not been rereleased. Old vinyl are going for a fortune.

Criminal

Shut Up and Dance · 08-04-2009, 03:58 PM

From "Sex Machine" to around about 1975, he was near enough flawless in his output. Everyone needs to hear some of his live albums, Live at the Apollo is the obvious choice, but also amazing are Vols II & III of Live at the Apollo, and Live at L'Olympia is probably the best of all his live albums.

Also worth finding (it's readily available on the internet) is the bootleg live album Live in Zaire. This was recorded in 1974, so you get incredible live versions of The Payback, The Boss and Get On the Good Foot, none of which appear on any of the aforementioned albums.

Finally, also great were the solo records by the JBs (his backing band) and the various members of his entourage that were recorded around this time. The James Brown's Funky People comps (there are three) are all utterly essential, and there's plenty more great stuff on the studio albums of the JBs.

jhar26 · 08-22-2009, 02:21 AM

He's the man. Influenced everyone from Sly Stone, to Funkadelic, Rap, Prince and Michael Jackson.

CosmicPrimitive · 02-26-2010, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DJB1975

The album he did in 74 IN HELL is the **** but still it has not been rereleased. Old vinyl are going for a fortune.

Criminal

yeah HELL is a favorite to be sure

TheBig3 · 02-26-2010, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by CosmicPrimitive

yeah HELL is a favorite to be sure

Its actually the only Brown album I own.

Keigh · 02-26-2010, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by CosmicPrimitive

yeah HELL is a favorite to be sure

Yeah, that's a hot album. "My Thang" is one of my favorite James Brown song. Im pretty sure that album is on cd.

MAStudent · 04-15-2010, 01:22 AM

My favorites are Cold Sweat and Papa Don't Take no Mess.

My band plays Cold Sweat all the time.

I saw an interview with JB, and he critizcized Motown for turning down the bass to make the music more digestible to some people. The he goes on about how the bass is the heartbeat of the music, etc. Just awesome.

08-04-2009, 03:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Shut Up and Dance Groupie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 35	From "Sex Machine" to around about 1975, he was near enough flawless in his output. Everyone needs to hear some of his live albums, Live at the Apollo is the obvious choice, but also amazing are Vols II & III of Live at the Apollo, and Live at L'Olympia is probably the best of all his live albums. Also worth finding (it's readily available on the internet) is the bootleg live album Live in Zaire. This was recorded in 1974, so you get incredible live versions of The Payback, The Boss and Get On the Good Foot, none of which appear on any of the aforementioned albums. Finally, also great were the solo records by the JBs (his backing band) and the various members of his entourage that were recorded around this time. The James Brown's Funky People comps (there are three) are all utterly essential, and there's plenty more great stuff on the studio albums of the JBs. __________________ http://rateyourmusic.com/~paddypiano

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DJB1975 Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London Posts: 66	The album he did in 74 IN HELL is the ** but still it has not been rereleased. Old vinyl are going for a fortune. Criminal**

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jhar26 Groupie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 25	He's the man. Influenced everyone from Sly Stone, to Funkadelic, Rap, Prince and Michael Jackson.

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MAStudent Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Eureka, CA Posts: 87	My favorites are Cold Sweat and Papa Don't Take no Mess. My band plays Cold Sweat all the time. I saw an interview with JB, and he critizcized Motown for turning down the bass to make the music more digestible to some people. The he goes on about how the bass is the heartbeat of the music, etc. Just awesome.